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GEOPARK HISTORY

​Geological heritage conservation is the Geopark’s far history. By the time, and with the effective legal conservation of this heritage, the Geopark concept emerge slowly as a new holistic territory. More than 20 years ago were acting, in Europe, the first Geopark experiences at the base of the actual Global Geoparks Network.
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UNESCO

1995-1999

Partnerships

In Europe, experimental projects of Geoparks are developed with support of European Community. UNESCO support actively these initiatives.

1st-confference GGN-Beijin-china-2004

2004

Global Geoparks Network (GGN)

Under UNESCO auspices, launching of the GLOBAL GEOPARK NETWORK (GGN)

38th Session Conference General UNESCO-2015- new progam IGGP

2015

International Geoscience and Geoparks (IGGP)

On the 17 November 2015, the 195 Member States of UNESCO ratified the creation of a new label, the UNESCO Global Geoparks, inside a new program called International Geoscience and Geoparks (IGGP)

Fundatory Declaration for the creation of the African UNESCO Global Geopark Network-between M’Goun-Ngorongoro-Lengai UGGp

2019

African UNESCO
Global Geoparks Network (AUGGN)

Announcement of the next launching of African UNESCO Global Geoparks Network (AUGGN)

Texte monument - Déclaration Internationale des Droits de la Mémoire de la Terre. Déclaration de Digne.

1991

International Declaration of the Right of the Earth's Memory

​First defintion of the heritage value of geology

Assinature - first Regional Network of UNESCO Global Geoparks

2000

European Geoparks
Network (EGN)

Under UNESCO auspices, launching of the first Regional Network of UNESCO Global Geoparks

3th APG Symposium-Jeju-2013

2007

Asian Pacific
Geoparks Network (APGN)

Under UNESCO auspices, launching of the Asian Pacific Geoparks Network (APGN)

1st meeting-encuentro-GEO-LAC-2018- Global Geoparks

2017

Latin American and Caribbean Geoparks Network (GeoLAC)

Launching of the Latin American and Caribbean Geoparks Network (GeoLAC)

Canadian Geoparks Network-CGN-Logo

2019

Canadian Geoparks Network (CGN)

The Canadian National Committee for Geoparks (CNCG) in 2019 became the Canadian Geoparks Network (CGN)

1991- Digne 's Declaration
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2015- UNESCO 38th GC
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margarert patzak geopark
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GEOPARK'S HISTORY VIDEOS

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